Chair



Patented Dec. 29, 1942 CHAIR Morris Greitzer, Los ngeles, Calif.,assigner .to f Meyer Greitzer, Los Angeles, Calif.

AppiicationMay 19, 1941, Serial No. 394,074

. 3 Claims. ,(Cl. 155-178) my invention are, to generally improve uponand 1,.

simplify the construction of chairs of the particular type to which myinvention relates, further, to provide a chair that may ber readilyassembled and taken apart, thereby enablinga number of chairsdisassembled or in knockdowni condition to be packed in nestedarrangement for storage and transportation, thereby enabling a chairmanufacturer to obtain advantage of minimum transportation charges, andfurther, to

provide a chair of the character referred to which' when properlyassembled is very strong, rigid and substantial.

A further object of my invention is, to provide a chair wherein thechair back is firmly secured to the frame by means of a small numberofscrews or like fastening devices andgthe latter being located on thechair and particularly the back thereof so that, the heads of saidscrews or like fastening devices can not contact with and consequentlyscratch or mar the surfacesi of walls, woodwork, and adjacent articlesof furniture.

A further object of my invention is, to provide a chair and particularlythe lback thereof that combines in its construction, strength andrigidity, with minimum weight, and at the same time the chair backpresenting a neat, iinished and pleasing appearance.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, my invention consists incertain novel features of construction and arrangement of parts thatwill be hereinafter more fully described and claimed and illustrated inthe accompanying drawing in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a chair constructed in accordance withmy invention.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged vertical section taken on the line 2--2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a horizontal section taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged vertical section taken on the line Ii-Ll of Fig.2.

Fig. 5 is a vertical section similar to Fig. 4 and showing a modifiedform of connection between the upright members of the chair frame andthe back.

Fig. 6 is a horizontal section taken on the line 6-6 of Fig. 5.

Fig. 7 is a vertical section taken on the line 1-1 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 8 is a horizontal section taken on the line 8-8 of Fig. 7.

Fig. 9 is a sectional view similar to Fig. 8 and showing a modiiied formof the fastening between the lower edge of the chair back and theupright members of the chair frame.

Fig. 10 is a vertical section taken on fthe line I-I of Fig. 9.

Referring by numerals to the accompanying drawing which illustrate apreferred embodiment of my invention, the frame of the chair ispreferably formed from a single piece of metal tubing, the intermediateportion of which .is bent to form a horizontally disposed U-shapedmember I0 that forms the base of the chair, and projecting upwardly fromthe front ends of the side members of said base are upright parallellegs Il.

From the upper ends of the legsy Il portions of the metal tube areextended horizontally rearward above and parallel with the side. membersof the base IEB to provide a support for the chair seat I2, which latteris vpreferably padded and covered with suitable, flexible material, forinstance, leather, leather simulating composition, or fabric.

From the rear ends of the horizontally-disposed seat supporting membersof the frame, the terminal portions of the metal tubingextend verticallyupward in parallel relation as designated by I3 to form supports for thechairback.

In accordance with my invention, the :chair `.back comprises a frame,preferably composed of wood, and which includes spaced parallel top andbottom rails Iii that are curved lengthwise so as to produce in thefinished back a horizontally disposed concave front surface and ahorizontally disposed convex rear surface.

Arranged vertically between the ends of the rails I4 are blocks I5 and acentral block I6 is arranged between the central portions of said rails.These blocks are secured to the rails in any suitable manner, preferablyby means of nails I'I. Secured to andcovering the rear faces of theblocks I5 and Iii and likewise the rear faces of the rails Iii is apanel i8 of thin material, for instance, chip board, and a correspondingpanel I9 of similar material overlies and is secured to the front facesof the back frame comprising the rails I4 and blocks I5 and I6.

The seat back frame thus constructed is covered with leather,composition, or fabric, as designated by the numeral 20, and in order torender the back comfortable to the occupants of the chair a cushioningpad 2l of cotton or analogous fibrous material may be formed between thefront panel I9 and the overlying covering member 20. To secure the edgesof the covering 20 on the chair back and at the same time produce afinished appearance, a binding strip 22 is secured on the top of thechair back and on the outer surfaces of the ends thereof.

Formed through the end portions of the lower one of the rails I4 andextending upwardly into the blocks I are bores 23 which receive theupper portions of the upright members of the chair frame, and to securethe chair back to the upright members I3, narrow plates 24 of metalextend through diametrically opposite slots 25 that are formed throughthe walls of the tubular members I3 just below the under face of thechair back and the ends of these plates 24 are iirmly secured to thelower one of the rails I4 of the seat back frame by screws 26 or likefastening devices. The position of the securing plates 24 and screws 26prevents the same from making contact with and scratching or marringadjacent pieces of furniture, walls, woodwork, and the like.

In Figs. 9 and l0 I have illustrated a modified form of the attachingmeans just described and in such modified construction, a plate 21somewhat shorter than the plate 24 projects through a single slot 28formed in the portion I3 of the tubular frame, and the outer end of saidplate is secured to the under side of the lower one of the rails I4 by ascrew or like fastening device 29.

In the modied construction illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6, an elongatedplug 3S of wood or metal is inserted in a bore 3i similar to bore 23.The lower portion of this plug projects a substantial distance below thelower one of the rails I4 and is positioned within the upper portion ofthe tubular member I3 of the chair frame. To secure the plug in themember I3, a pin 32' or like fastening device is driven through anaperture that is formed in member I3 and into the plug space when packedfor storage and transportation.

When the back is properly applied to the Lipright members I3 of thetubular frame, the few screws that are utilized in securing the back tothe frame parts I3 are located so that it is impossible for them tocontact with walls, adjacent pieces of furniture, and the like.

It will be understood .that minor changes in the size, form andconstruction of the various parts of my improved chair, may be made andsubstituted for those herein shown and described, without departing fromthe spirit of my invention, the scope of which is set forth in theappended claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. In a chair, a frame including a pair of upright back supportingmembers, a chair back provided in its end portions with verticallydisposed openings for the reception of the upper portions of saidupright back supporting members, plates projecting through said uprightback supporting members and fastening devices passing through the endsof said plates and seated in the lower portion of the seat back that issupported by said upright members.

2. In a chair the combination with, a chair frame including a pair ofupright back supporting members, a chair back frame comprising a pair ofspaced parallel rails, end blocks and a center block arranged betweenand secured to said rails, the end blocks being provided in their lowerportions with vertically disposed bores for the reception of the upperportions of the upright back supporting members of said chair frame,fastening means secured to the under side of the back frame andprojectingY into the upright members of the chair frame, panels on thefront and rear of said chair back frame, a cushion overlying the frontone of said panels and a cover enclosing said frame and said cushion.

3. In a chair, the combination with a chair frame including a pair ofupright chair back supporting members, of a chair back frame including apair of spaced parallel rails and blocks arranged between and secured tothe ends of said rails, the lower portions of said blocks being providedWith bores for the reception of the upper end portions of the uprightback supporting members of the frame and fastening devices secured tothe under side of said chair back frame and passing through the uprightmembers of the chair frame for securing said chair back frame to saidupright supporting members.

MORRIS GREITZER.

